BY MICHAEL RICONDA New York State Democrats were placed in a difficult position by the arrest of Assembly Speaker and Democratic Party heavy Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) on federal corruption charges last Thursday. Now, they must take their first steps forward from their most recent political setback. Silver resigned from his position as speaker on Tuesday night, but […]
The Great Unblizzard of 2015 by Roxanne Watson of Robert Court, Nanuet. It may not have been a blizzard but Rockland still enjoyed many picturesque scenes Monday and Tuesday.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANIE ROSMAN Superman texting, a dancer poised and a tiger’s intense stare are among the works at Rockland Center for the Arts’ 2015 Members’ Exhibition that opened last Sunday. More than 175 pieces of mixed media, paintings, drawings, graphics, ceramics, photography and video art are at the gallery through February 15. […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN On Thursday evening, January 22, the community room in the Stony Point RHO building was filled to capacity for the State Department of Environmental Conservation’s public hearing regarding the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Gas Transmission expansion application. The public was invited to comment on Spectra Energy’s proposal to lay about 37 miles of 42 […]
Jury selection begins for Lacey Spears trial The jury selection process in the trial of Lacey Spears began at Westchester County Court on Monday with an examination of more than 70 prospective jurors. The jurors are being evaluated for their fitness to examine the murder case against the Chestnut Ridge mother accused of poisoning her 5-year-old son […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Three volunteers are to be nude body-painted at an ArtsRock event, rescheduled due to the non-blizzard for Friday, February 7, 6 p.m. at the Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street in Sparkill. Andy Golub, a world renowned artist from Central Nyack, tells the Rockland County Times he will paint volunteer models […]